The voice‘S The live shows of Season 25 are here – which means the trainers are relieved! Well, sort of.
After shaping their teams through the blind auditions, battle rounds, knockouts and playoffs, the coaches hand over the difficult tasks to the fans on Monday when the live shows begin. The top 12 singers will perform on Monday, and Tuesday’s results show will reveal the top-voted artists by viewers, narrowing the field to the top nine.
ET’s Ash Crossan spoke to the Season 25 coaches – Reba McEntire, John Legend, Chance the rapper And Dan + Shay – before the first live show of the season, admitting they were a little relieved not to have to continue making the “stressful” decision to send team members home.
“We feel really strong about our team, but seeing people go home is heartbreaking. Honestly, we weren’t prepared for this when we signed up for this show,” Dan admitted. “At least we don’t have to make the decisions anymore – we don’t have to be the bad guy.”
As a first-time coach – and the show’s first coaching duo – Dan admits he feels “there’s more at stake – not just for our team, but for us too.”
However, he added: “I think it’s cool. It makes you live in the moment a little more.”
Although he is the only Season 25 coach to win previously The voiceJohn said he felt “no pressure, just excitement” about life.
“It’s exciting for my artists because I truly believe they all have something special to offer this show and our audience, and I can’t wait for our audience to vote!” he shared. “Hopefully they make some good decisions and hope we show them performances that deserve their vote.”
Chance agreed, saying, “I love the lives…It’s bittersweet, it’s toward the end, but it’s also when you get the most realistic performances and you really see how the artists have grown over the course of the season.”
As for the changes to his coaching strategy on the live shows, Chance said his main concern is maintaining his team’s positive spirit. “I want them to make sure that they have the trust of the people who have legitimately made it through the competition… I think that just the soulful, intentional performances that they do every time are what win them the votes that they do.” need.” .”
As for Reba, she joked that her strategy for the Top 12 is simply “trash talk.”
“I have three wonderful artists,” she shared more truthfully. “They’re prepared, they’ve picked great songs… They’ve picked emotional songs because when I’m in the audience, I want that song to touch my heart.”
So who does each coach see as their biggest rival this season?
“My biggest rival tonight, my biggest rival is always John,” Chance said, but it appears the conflict is one-sided.
“Reba is always, you know, she’s the queen,” John told ET. “She is very loved by everyone, so she will always be the biggest threat.”
Magnanimous as always, Reba simply said of her fellow coaches: “They are good, bless their hearts.”
However, the country icon also said she was “very confident that we’re going to win.”
The voice airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8pm PT/ET on NBC.
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